{
 "title": "MENA ad calendar 2027",
 "publisher": "AdsRanger",
 "source_page": "https://adsranger.com/en/mena-calendar",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "retrieved": "2026-11-08",
 "rows": [
  {
   "id": 1,
   "date_en": "4 December 2026 – 17 January 2027",
   "date_ar": "4 ديسمبر 2026 – 17 يناير 2027",
   "event_en": "Dubai Shopping Festival",
   "event_ar": "مهرجان دبي للتسوق",
   "note_en": "The 2027–28 edition is not announced",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "UAE",
   "countries_ar": "الإمارات",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "4 weeks before each",
   "start_planning_ar": "4 أسابيع قبل كل موعد",
   "source_name": "TradeArabia",
   "source_url": "https://tradearabia.com/News/487977/Dubai-Shopping-Festival-returns-for-32nd-edition-from-December-4-to-January-17"
  },
  {
   "id": 2,
   "date_en": "1 January 2027",
   "date_ar": "1 يناير 2027",
   "event_en": "Sudan Independence Day",
   "event_ar": "عيد الاستقلال السوداني",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Sudan",
   "countries_ar": "السودان",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "4 December 2026",
   "start_planning_ar": "4 ديسمبر 2026",
   "source_name": "Asharq Al-Awsat",
   "source_url": "https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5225512-burhan-independence-anniversary-victory-coming"
  },
  {
   "id": 3,
   "date_en": "5 January 2027",
   "date_ar": "5 يناير 2027",
   "event_en": "Isra and Mi'raj",
   "event_ar": "الإسراء والمعراج",
   "note_en": "Again ~Sat 25 Dec (27 Rajab 1449)",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Oman (holiday, RD 88/2022); Kuwait (public sector, 2026)",
   "countries_ar": "عُمان، الكويت",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "8 December 2026",
   "start_planning_ar": "8 ديسمبر 2026",
   "source_name": "makkahlive",
   "source_url": "https://makkahlive.net/en/tools/islamic-calendar"
  },
  {
   "id": 4,
   "date_en": "25 January 2027",
   "date_ar": "25 يناير 2027",
   "event_en": "Egypt national days",
   "event_ar": "الأعياد الوطنية في مصر",
   "note_en": "25 Jan · 25 Apr · 30 Jun · 23 Jul · 6 Oct (days off can move). Start planning 4 weeks before each.",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Egypt",
   "countries_ar": "مصر",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "4 weeks before each",
   "start_planning_ar": "4 أسابيع قبل كل موعد",
   "source_name": "Legal500 (decree 294/2025)",
   "source_url": "https://www.legal500.com/intelligence/egypt/employment-and-hr/ministerial-decree-setting-official-paid-holidays-for-workers-no-294-of-2025"
  },
  {
   "id": 5,
   "date_en": "8 February 2027",
   "date_ar": "8 فبراير 2027",
   "event_en": "Ramadan begins",
   "event_ar": "بداية رمضان",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "All MENA",
   "countries_ar": "كل دول المنطقة",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "28 December 2026",
   "start_planning_ar": "28 ديسمبر 2026",
   "source_name": "Jordan News",
   "source_url": "https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-20/Middle-East/Date-of-the-First-Day-of-Ramadan-2027-According-to-Astronomical-Calculations-52316"
  },
  {
   "id": 6,
   "date_en": "22 February 2027",
   "date_ar": "22 فبراير 2027",
   "event_en": "Saudi Founding Day",
   "event_ar": "يوم التأسيس",
   "note_en": "Falls in Ramadan",
   "note_ar": "يقع في رمضان",
   "countries_en": "KSA",
   "countries_ar": "السعودية",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "25 January 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "25 يناير 2027",
   "source_name": "Gulf News",
   "source_url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-what-is-the-difference-between-national-day-and-founding-day-1.1726826316779"
  },
  {
   "id": 7,
   "date_en": "25 February 2027 – 26 February 2027",
   "date_ar": "25 فبراير 2027 – 26 فبراير 2027",
   "event_en": "Kuwait National + Liberation Days",
   "event_ar": "العيد الوطني وعيد التحرير",
   "note_en": "Falls in Ramadan",
   "note_ar": "يقع في رمضان",
   "countries_en": "Kuwait",
   "countries_ar": "الكويت",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "28 January 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "28 يناير 2027",
   "source_name": "News on AIR",
   "source_url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/kuwait-marks-national-day-and-liberation-day/"
  },
  {
   "id": 8,
   "date_en": "27 February 2027 – 8 March 2027",
   "date_ar": "27 فبراير 2027 – 8 مارس 2027",
   "event_en": "Last ten nights",
   "event_ar": "العشر الأواخر",
   "note_en": "~27 Feb – 8 Mar (27th night ~5–6 Mar)",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "All MENA",
   "countries_ar": "كل دول المنطقة",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "30 January 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "30 يناير 2027",
   "source_name": "duatravels (not official)",
   "source_url": "https://duatravels.co.uk/important-islamic-dates-in-2027/"
  },
  {
   "id": 9,
   "date_en": "9 or 10 March 2027",
   "date_ar": "9 أو 10 مارس 2027",
   "event_en": "Eid al-Fitr",
   "event_ar": "عيد الفطر",
   "note_en": "9 or 10 Mar (expected)",
   "note_ar": "9 أو 10 مارس (متوقع)",
   "countries_en": "All MENA",
   "countries_ar": "كل دول المنطقة",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "26 January 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "26 يناير 2027",
   "source_name": "Jordan News",
   "source_url": "https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-20/Middle-East/Date-of-the-First-Day-of-Ramadan-2027-According-to-Astronomical-Calculations-52316"
  },
  {
   "id": 10,
   "date_en": "18 March 2027",
   "date_ar": "18 مارس 2027",
   "event_en": "Syria national days",
   "event_ar": "الأعياد الوطنية في سوريا",
   "note_en": "18 Mar Revolution Day · 17 Apr Evacuation Day · 8 Dec Liberation Day (Decree 188/2025; 8 Mar, 6 May, 6 Oct cancelled). Start planning 4 weeks before each.",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Syria",
   "countries_ar": "سوريا",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "4 weeks before each",
   "start_planning_ar": "4 أسابيع قبل كل موعد",
   "source_name": "Enab Baladi",
   "source_url": "https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2025/10/syrian-president-defines-official-holidays/"
  },
  {
   "id": 11,
   "date_en": "20 March 2027",
   "date_ar": "20 مارس 2027",
   "event_en": "Tunisia Independence Day",
   "event_ar": "عيد الاستقلال التونسي",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Tunisia",
   "countries_ar": "تونس",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "20 February 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "20 فبراير 2027",
   "source_name": "La Presse",
   "source_url": "https://www.lapresse.tn/2025/03/20/aujourdhui-fete-de-lindependance-de-la-tunisie-sous-le-signe-dune-souverainete-retrouvee/"
  },
  {
   "id": 12,
   "date_en": "15 May 2027",
   "date_ar": "15 مايو 2027",
   "event_en": "Day of Arafah",
   "event_ar": "يوم عرفة",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "All MENA",
   "countries_ar": "كل دول المنطقة",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "17 April 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "17 أبريل 2027",
   "source_name": "banker.news (NRIAG)",
   "source_url": "https://banker.news/155540"
  },
  {
   "id": 13,
   "date_en": "16 May 2027",
   "date_ar": "16 مايو 2027",
   "event_en": "Eid al-Adha",
   "event_ar": "عيد الأضحى",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "All MENA",
   "countries_ar": "كل دول المنطقة",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "18 April 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "18 أبريل 2027",
   "source_name": "banker.news (NRIAG)",
   "source_url": "https://banker.news/155540"
  },
  {
   "id": 14,
   "date_en": "25 May 2027",
   "date_ar": "25 مايو 2027",
   "event_en": "Jordan Independence Day",
   "event_ar": "عيد الاستقلال الأردني",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Jordan",
   "countries_ar": "الأردن",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "27 April 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "27 أبريل 2027",
   "source_name": "Amman Stock Exchange",
   "source_url": "https://exchange.jo/en/node/43"
  },
  {
   "id": 15,
   "date_en": "6 June 2027",
   "date_ar": "6 يونيو 2027",
   "event_en": "Hijri New Year",
   "event_ar": "رأس السنة الهجرية",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Jordan, UAE, Oman, Egypt, Syria and others",
   "countries_ar": "الأردن، الإمارات، عُمان، مصر، سوريا",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "9 May 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "9 مايو 2027",
   "source_name": "makkahlive",
   "source_url": "https://makkahlive.net/en/tools/islamic-calendar"
  },
  {
   "id": 16,
   "date_en": "5 July 2027",
   "date_ar": "5 يوليو 2027",
   "event_en": "Algeria Independence Day",
   "event_ar": "عيد الاستقلال الجزائري",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Algeria",
   "countries_ar": "الجزائر",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "7 June 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "7 يونيو 2027",
   "source_name": "Algerian embassy",
   "source_url": "https://emboslo.mfa.gov.dz/en/embassys-activities/commemorating-the-64th-anniversary-of-independence-and-youth-day-5-july-1962-2026"
  },
  {
   "id": 17,
   "date_en": "30 July 2027",
   "date_ar": "30 يوليو 2027",
   "event_en": "Morocco Throne Day",
   "event_ar": "عيد العرش",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Morocco",
   "countries_ar": "المغرب",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "2 July 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "2 يوليو 2027",
   "source_name": "Africanews",
   "source_url": "https://www.africanews.com/2025/07/30/king-mohammed-vi-marks-moroccos-throne-day-with-appeal-for-dialogue-to-algeria/"
  },
  {
   "id": 18,
   "date_en": "14 or 15 August 2027",
   "date_ar": "14 أو 15 أغسطس 2027",
   "event_en": "Mawlid",
   "event_ar": "المولد النبوي",
   "note_en": "14 or 15 Aug (expected)",
   "note_ar": "14 أو 15 أغسطس (متوقع)",
   "countries_en": "UAE, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Oman, Egypt, Syria (holiday); others: not confirmed either way",
   "countries_ar": "الإمارات، لبنان، الأردن، المغرب، تونس، عُمان، مصر، سوريا",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "17 July 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "17 يوليو 2027",
   "source_name": "Wego (AR)",
   "source_url": "https://rahhal.wego.com/blog/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88/"
  },
  {
   "id": 19,
   "date_en": "30 August 2027",
   "date_ar": "30 أغسطس 2027",
   "event_en": "Back to school, UAE",
   "event_ar": "العودة إلى المدارس في الإمارات",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "UAE",
   "countries_ar": "الإمارات",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "2 August 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "2 أغسطس 2027",
   "source_name": "Gulf News",
   "source_url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/education/uae-approves-school-dates-for-2026-2029-across-public-and-private-sectors-1.500453075"
  },
  {
   "id": 20,
   "date_en": "23 September 2027",
   "date_ar": "23 سبتمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Saudi National Day",
   "event_ar": "اليوم الوطني السعودي",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "KSA",
   "countries_ar": "السعودية",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "26 August 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "26 أغسطس 2027",
   "source_name": "Gulf News",
   "source_url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-what-is-the-difference-between-national-day-and-founding-day-1.1726826316779"
  },
  {
   "id": 21,
   "date_en": "3 October 2027",
   "date_ar": "3 أكتوبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Iraq National Day",
   "event_ar": "اليوم الوطني العراقي",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Iraq",
   "countries_ar": "العراق",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "5 September 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "5 سبتمبر 2027",
   "source_name": "Asharq Al-Awsat",
   "source_url": "https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5325593-national-day-stirs-debate-over-independence-iraq"
  },
  {
   "id": 22,
   "date_en": "11 November 2027",
   "date_ar": "11 نوفمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "11.11 Singles Day",
   "event_ar": "تخفيضات 11.11",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "UAE / GCC",
   "countries_ar": "الإمارات، السعودية، الكويت، قطر، البحرين، عُمان",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "30 September 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "30 سبتمبر 2027",
   "source_name": "Gulf News",
   "source_url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/retail/uae-retailers-unveil-massive-1111-singles-day-sales-with-up-to-80-off-1.500340496"
  },
  {
   "id": 23,
   "date_en": "15 November 2027",
   "date_ar": "15 نوفمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Palestine Independence Declaration Day",
   "event_ar": "ذكرى إعلان الاستقلال الفلسطيني",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Palestine",
   "countries_ar": "فلسطين",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "18 October 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "18 أكتوبر 2027",
   "source_name": "WAFA",
   "source_url": "https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/139301"
  },
  {
   "id": 24,
   "date_en": "20 November 2027 – 21 November 2027",
   "date_ar": "20 نوفمبر 2027 – 21 نوفمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Oman National Day",
   "event_ar": "العيد الوطني العُماني",
   "note_en": "20–21 Nov by decree; days off often moved",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Oman",
   "countries_ar": "عُمان",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "23 October 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "23 أكتوبر 2027",
   "source_name": "decree.om RD 15/2025",
   "source_url": "https://decree.om/2025/rd20250015/"
  },
  {
   "id": 25,
   "date_en": "22 November 2027",
   "date_ar": "22 نوفمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Lebanon Independence Day",
   "event_ar": "عيد الاستقلال اللبناني",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Lebanon",
   "countries_ar": "لبنان",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "25 October 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "25 أكتوبر 2027",
   "source_name": "edarabia (not official)",
   "source_url": "https://www.edarabia.com/lebanon/independence-day"
  },
  {
   "id": 26,
   "date_en": "26 November 2027",
   "date_ar": "26 نوفمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Black Friday",
   "event_ar": "الجمعة السوداء",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "All MENA",
   "countries_ar": "كل دول المنطقة",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "15 October 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "15 أكتوبر 2027",
   "source_name": "NYSE calendar (Business Wire)",
   "source_url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251223981478/en/NYSE-Group-Announces-2026-2027-and-2028-Holiday-and-Early-Closings-Calendar"
  },
  {
   "id": 27,
   "date_en": "26 November 2027",
   "date_ar": "26 نوفمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "\"White Friday\" sale window (regional retail name)",
   "event_ar": "الجمعة البيضاء",
   "note_en": "Around 26 Nov; 2027 dates not announced",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "UAE, KSA",
   "countries_ar": "الإمارات، السعودية",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "15 October 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "15 أكتوبر 2027",
   "source_name": "hidubai",
   "source_url": "https://focus.hidubai.com/amazon-ae-launches-white-friday-sale-with-major-deals-fast-delivery-and-prime-member-savings/"
  },
  {
   "id": 28,
   "date_en": "26 November 2027",
   "date_ar": "26 نوفمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "\"Yellow Friday\" sale window (regional retail name)",
   "event_ar": "الجمعة الصفراء",
   "note_en": "Around 26 Nov; 2027 dates not announced",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "UAE, KSA, Egypt",
   "countries_ar": "الإمارات، السعودية، مصر",
   "status": "expected",
   "start_planning_en": "15 October 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "15 أكتوبر 2027",
   "source_name": "hidubai",
   "source_url": "https://focus.hidubai.com/noon-coms-yellow-friday-sale-is-now-live-with-discounts-up-to-80/"
  },
  {
   "id": 29,
   "date_en": "30 November 2027",
   "date_ar": "30 نوفمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "UAE Commemoration Day",
   "event_ar": "يوم الشهيد",
   "note_en": "No day off",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "UAE",
   "countries_ar": "الإمارات",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "2 November 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "2 نوفمبر 2027",
   "source_name": "The National",
   "source_url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/11/03/uae-national-day-holiday/"
  },
  {
   "id": 30,
   "date_en": "2 December 2027 – 3 December 2027",
   "date_ar": "2 ديسمبر 2027 – 3 ديسمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "UAE National Day",
   "event_ar": "عيد الاتحاد",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "UAE",
   "countries_ar": "الإمارات",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "4 November 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "4 نوفمبر 2027",
   "source_name": "The National",
   "source_url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/11/03/uae-national-day-holiday/"
  },
  {
   "id": 31,
   "date_en": "16 December 2027 – 17 December 2027",
   "date_ar": "16 ديسمبر 2027 – 17 ديسمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Bahrain National Day",
   "event_ar": "العيد الوطني البحريني",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Bahrain",
   "countries_ar": "البحرين",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "18 November 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "18 نوفمبر 2027",
   "source_name": "News of Bahrain",
   "source_url": "https://www.newsofbahrain.com/bahrain/123172.html"
  },
  {
   "id": 32,
   "date_en": "18 December 2027",
   "date_ar": "18 ديسمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Qatar National Day",
   "event_ar": "اليوم الوطني القطري",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Qatar",
   "countries_ar": "قطر",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "20 November 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "20 نوفمبر 2027",
   "source_name": "Gulf Times",
   "source_url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/704849/qatar/list-of-official-holidays-in-qatar-approved"
  },
  {
   "id": 33,
   "date_en": "24 December 2027",
   "date_ar": "24 ديسمبر 2027",
   "event_en": "Libya Independence Day",
   "event_ar": "عيد الاستقلال الليبي",
   "note_en": "",
   "note_ar": "",
   "countries_en": "Libya",
   "countries_ar": "ليبيا",
   "status": "fixed",
   "start_planning_en": "26 November 2027",
   "start_planning_ar": "26 نوفمبر 2027",
   "source_name": "Libyan embassy",
   "source_url": "https://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/news/december-24-libyan-independence-day"
  }
 ]
}